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Prenatal Alcohol Exposure as a Potential Contributor to Hydranencephaly: Clinical and Neurodevelopmental Perspectives [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsHydranencephaly is traditionally attributed to prenatal vascular disruption; however, chronic prenatal alcohol exposure may contribute through neurotoxicity, placental dysfunction, oxidative stress, and vascular injury.
Chukwuka Elendu +4 more
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The Early Developmental Outcomes of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: A Review
Frontiers in Neurology, 2018 Aim: This paper systematically reviews the literature on the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on early child development from birth to 5 years with the aim to synthesize the developmental outcomes associated with prenatal alcohol exposure, and inform
Sivenesi Subramoney +5 more
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Relationships between Head Circumference, Brain Volume and Cognition in Children with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Head circumference is used together with other measures as a proxy for central nervous system damage in the diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, yet the relationship between head circumference and brain volume has not been investigated in this ...
Sarah Treit +9 more
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Mechanisms Underlying Cognitive Impairment Induced by Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Brain Sciences, 2022 Alcohol is one of the most commonly used illicit substances among pregnant women. Clinical and experimental studies have revealed that prenatal alcohol exposure affects fetal brain development and ultimately results in the persistent impairment of the ...
Ahmad Alhowail
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Birth Defects Associated with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure—A Review
Children, 2023 Since the recognition of fetal alcohol syndrome, alcohol has been accepted as a human teratogen. However, little is known about the relation between prenatal alcohol exposure and the spectrum of associated major birth defects.
Katarzyna Anna Dyląg +3 more
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Heliyon, 2020 Aims: This study investigated the neurotoxic effects of prenatal alcohol and nicotine exposure in the cortex and hippocampus of rodents. Main methods: Behavioral alterations, electrophysiological changes, and biochemical markers associated with ...
Dwipayan Bhattacharya +9 more
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Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021 Prenatal alcohol exposure can impact virtually all body systems, resulting in a host of structural, neurocognitive, and behavioral abnormalities. Among the adverse impacts associated with prenatal alcohol exposure are alterations in immune function ...
Alexandre A. Lussier +4 more
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Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2020 Prenatal alcohol exposure has been found to be an important factor determining later consumption of this drug. In humans, despite the considerable diversity of variables that might influence alcohol consumption, longitudinal studies show that maternal ...
Mirari Gaztañaga +2 more
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Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Congenital Heart Defects: A Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 There are still inconsistent conclusions about the association of prenatal alcohol drinking with congenital heart defects (CHDs). We conducted this meta-analysis to investigate the association between prenatal alcohol exposure and the risk of overall ...
Jiaomei Yang +5 more
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Physiological Reports, 2021 While it is known that dilation of cerebral arterioles to NOS‐dependent agonists is impaired in rats exposed to prenatal alcohol, no studies have examined the influence of prenatal alcohol on constrictor response of cerebral arterioles.
Partha S. Saha +5 more
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